Welcome

This website was created to provide information to those parties interested in my legal, commercial and academic background. I have extensive experience in investment banking, investment management, corporate finance, natural resources and the media/technology sectors.

I am currently focusing on acting as an independent arbitrator in dispute resolution in Asia and Europe. This site is intended to provide more detail than my LinkedIn profile which may be found here.

If you require any other information, please feel free to contact me via my email dweill@patrimoine.asia

Current Positions Held

  • International Commercial Arbitration

    Arbitrator

    Currently focusing on acting as an independent arbitrator in dispute resolution in Asia and Europe.

    2022 to the present

  • Patrimoine Partners LLP

    Partner, Private Company

    Created this partnership to provide Corporate Finance and Investment Management services in London and later in Singapore. Authorised by the Financial Conduct Authority in the United Kingdom.

    1998 to the present

Past Positions Held

  • Axmin Inc.

    Director, Chairman, Lead Independent Director, CFO, TSX Listed

    Joined this company through a reverse takeover of an AIM listed company. Worked to secure development of the company’s gold asset in the CAR.

    2010 to 2020

  • Minds and Machines Inc.

    Special Advisor

    Acted as special advisor to the company for China activities. Responsible for the successful launch of dot VIP in China.

    2016 to 2017

  • Minds and Machines Inc.

    Non-Executive Director, AIM Listed

    Joined this company (formerly known as Top Level Domain Holding Limited) as a director to reposition the company and to achieve operating profitability as soon as possible from Intellectual Property development.

    2015 to 2016

  • Kalahari Uranium Limited

    Director, Private Company

    Was asked to stay on the board of this holding company to assist China Nuclear Power Company with restructuring Extract and Kalahari cross shareholding.

    2010 to 2014

  • Agriminco Inc.

    Director, TSX Listed

    Was asked to assist this company during a restructuring and assisted in this regard.

    2013 to 2013

  • Chiliogon Asia Pte Ltd

    Director, Private Company

    Founded this fund management company in Singapore which was sold to the FCT Group of companies.

    2010 to 2014

  • Top Level Domain Holdings Limited

    Director, AIM Listed

    Founded this company in association with long standing business colleagues to capture opportunities relating to the Internet through new top level Domains. The company secured 80 top level domains through this process.

    2009 to 2012

  • GCM Resources

    Director, AIM Listed

    Appointed as a Director to assist in securing government approval of the Pulbari property in Bangladesh and to assist in financing the construction of the mine.

    2011 to 2012

  • Kalahari Minerals Plc

    Director, AIM Listed

    Joined the company through the association with Niger Uranium and was asked to remain thereafter. Assisted the company with securing new investors and investment banking relationships. Kalahari was sold to China Guangdong Nuclear Power Company for £650 million.

    2009 to 2012

  • Caledon Resources Plc

    Chairman, AIM Listed

    Assisted with managing Caledon during a difficult period and successfully selling the company to Guandong Rising Asset Management for £313 million.

    2008 to 2011

  • Afnat Resources Limited (formerly Lithic Minerals)

    Chairman, AIM Listed

    Lead a shareholder action to remove the Board of Lithic and take control of the company. Completed a reverse takeover to a cash shell and re-listed on AIM. Later conducted a cross border merger to Axmin Incorporated on the Toronto Stock Exchange.

    2008 to 2009

  • Niger Uranium Limited

    Chairman AIM Listed

    Chaired this company through an extremely difficult period and was able to return significant value to shareholders through a special cash dividend. Effectuated one of the largest cash distributions to shareholders ever in the history of the AIM market.

    2008 to 2009

  • Instrumental Media Group

    Private Company

    Advised the board on business strategy

    2000 to 2002

  • Meanfiddler.com plc

    Director,AIM Listed

    Created this ‘Table A’ £100 company to leverage the Intellectual Property of Mean Fiddler Holdings Limited; original equity investor as a Founder. Secured equity financing and a successful floatation on AIM.

    1999 to 2000

  • Ourexperts Limited

    Director Private Company

    Created this company to leverage the IP and internet rights of major BBC celebraties including Alan Titmarsh, Charlie Dimmack, Anna Ryder Richardson and Tommy Walsh

    1999 to 2000

  • Static 2358 Limited

    Director Private Company

    Assisted this company with business development and finance. Original equity investor as a Founder. Static was sold to Open TV for £44.5 million in 2000

    1998 to 1999

  • Vairocana Limited

    Director Private Company

    Created this company in association with St. James’s Place Capital and Rothschild Investment Trust to provide active investment management services. Funds under management grew to $1.2 billion

    1992 to 1998

  • Greenwich Capital Markets Incorporated

    Senior Vice President

    Developed proprietary international arbitrage trading in derivative products including interest rate swaps, options and futures in international financial markets

    1989 to 1992

  • Salomon Brothers Incorporated

    Vice President

    Commenced my career in derivative products sales and trading and thereafter became part of the international proprietary trading group.

    1985 to 1989

Post Graduate and Graduate Degrees

  • London School of Economics and Political Science

    Masters of Science Decision Sciences

    Courses include International Commercial Arbitration (merit), Leadership (merit), Bayesian Calculus and Decision Analysis in a Social Context. Dissertation
    Subject: Implementation of Main Criteria Decision Analysis in Corporate Finance Advisory

    2004 to 2006

  • London School of Economics and Political Science

    Masters of Science Law and Accounting

    Courses include Corporate Accountability, Corporate Financial Information (merit), Company Law, Security Valuation (merit) and Portfolio Management (merit) Dissertation
    Subject: Economic Analysis, Game Theory and Strategy in Law (distinction)

    2001 to 2002

  • London Business School

    Masters of Business Administration

    Completed first year PhD seminars: Theory of Finance as a Masters student.

    1981 to 1983

  • University of Georgia

    Bachelor of Business Administration

    International Business, magna cum laude, Beta Gamma Sigma, Dean’s List AIESEC

    1976 to 1980

David de Jongh Weill
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